The New Jersey Devils hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Keith Kinkaid draw the starts in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Victor Rask and Justin Williams. New Jersey tied it on a Damon Severson goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Nico Hischier. The Devils took the lead with a Stefan Noesen goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Travis Zajac and Miles Wood in the second period. The Hurricanes retied it on a Brett Pesce goal, his third of the year, fueled by Jaccob Slavin and Williams. New Jersey retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Hischier and John Moore. The Devils added on with a Hischier goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Taylor Hall and the goalie Kinkaid. New Jersey extended the lead as Noesen scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, thanks to Severson. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars being Noesen, Hischier, and Severson, while Williams gets an honorable mention.
Over in Brooklyn, the Battle of New York sees the Islanders welcome the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. The Islanders began in the first period with a Josh Bailey power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Nick Leddy and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Leddy and Barzal. The Islanders extended the lead in the third period as Thomas Hickey scored his third of the season, with the help of Barzal, who got a sock trick, and Anthony Beauvillier. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars given to Halak (50 save shutout), Barzal, and Leddy.
West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Matt Murray are the masked men. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with an unassisted Ryan Reaves goal, his fourth of the season. Los Angeles tied it on a Dion Phaneuf power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Adrian Kempe and Alec Martinez. The Penguins retook the lead on a Zach Aston-Reese power play goal in the third period, his third of the season, with assists provided by Kris Letang and Olli Maatta. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-1 with an Evgeni Malkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, set up by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. The three stars were Murray (34 for 35 in saves), Aston-Reese, and Reaves.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Craig Anderson are the solid goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Scott Wilson goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Johan Larsson and Nathan Beaulieu. Ottawa tied it on a Marian Gaborik goal, his eighth of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Matt Duchene in the third period. The Sabres took the lead on an Evan Rodrigues goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Kyle Okposo and Casey Nelson. The Senators retied it on a Derick Brassard goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Gaborik and Duchene. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Mike Hoffman goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Karlsson and Duchene, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Gaborik, Duchene, and Karlsson.
Way south to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Andrei Vasilevskiy protect the nets. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Vladislav Namestnikov and Hedman. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the second period as Stamkos scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season on the power play, with helpers from Kucherov and Hedman, the latter earning a sock trick. Detroit got on the board with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Niklas Kronwall and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Lightning answered in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Kucherov, who got a sock trick, and Brayden Point. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Stamkos, and Hedman.
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Craig Smith and Ryan Ellis. Calgary tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano. The Predators retook the lead with a Yannick Weber goal, his second of the season, via Viktor Arvidsson and Johansen in the second period. The Flames tied it again with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary took the lead with a Mark Jankowski goal in the third period, his tenth of the season, passed from Tkachuk and Sam Bennett. The Flames added on with a Curtis Lazar goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Hamilton. Nashville got one back on a Nick Bonino goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Pontus Aberg. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Hamilton, Tkachuk, and Johansen, while Monahan gets an honorable mention.
Further north, the Minnesota Wild host the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Devan Dubnyk are set to start in goal. Washington dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Tom Wilson goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on with an Ovechkin goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, via Andre Burakovsky. Washington extended the lead as Burakovsky scored his sixth of the season in the third period, thanks to Brett Connolly and the goalie Grubauer. Minnesota got on the board with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Mikko Koivu and Gustav Olofsson. The Capitals replied with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Ovechkin and Wilson. The Wild got one back with an Eric Staal power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter. Washington iced it at 5-2 with a Wilson empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, set up by Backstrom and Ovechkin, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Wilson, and Backstrom, while Burakovsky gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Anton Forsberg are in the creases. Chicago drew first blood in the second period with a Duncan Keith power play goal, powered by Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza. Anaheim got on the board with a Nick Ritchie goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Ondrej Kase. The Ducks tied it with a Kase goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Adam Henrique. Anaheim took the lead in the third period with a Henrique goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Kase and Ritchie. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars given to Kase, Henrique, and Ritchie.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Antti Raanta are between the pipes. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Max Domi. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Brendan Perlini goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Keller and Derek Stepan. Arizona extended the lead as Perlini scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, with the help of Ekman-Larsson and Keller. Montreal got on the board with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal in the third period, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty. The Canadiens got closer with a Daniel Carr goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Tomas Plekanec. The Coyotes replied with a Tobias Rieder power play goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Keller and Ekman-Larsson, both of whome earned sock tricks. Arizona iced it at 5-2 with a Josh Archibald goal, his fourth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Rieder. The three stars were Keller, Ekman-Larsson, and Perlini, while Rieder gets an honorable mention.
Up in Vegas, the Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vegas cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Deryk Engelland and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Golden Knights added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Nate Schmidt and Reilly Smith. Vegas extended the lead as William Karlsson scored his thirtieth of the season on the power play, with the help of David Perron and Brad Hunt. The Golden Knights padded the lead in the third period on an Erik Haula goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from James Neal and Perron. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Oscar Klefbom and Michael Cammalleri. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Fleury (28 for 29 in saves), Perron, and Marchessault.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Martin Jones occupy the creases. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mikkel Boedker goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Chris Tierney and Jannik Hansen. The Sharks added on in the second period with a Brent Burns goal, his tenth of the year, via Joakim Ryan and Logan Couture. San Jose extended the lead as Marcus Sorensen scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Justin Braun and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vancouver got on the board with a Daniel Sedin goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Thomas Vanek and Henrik Sedin. The Sharks won 4-1 with a Tierney goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, assisted by Burns and Boedker. The three stars were Burns, Tierney, and Boedker.
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